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JENNIFER: How was your first day of Bible School? What did you learn today?
HENRY: God songs.
JENNIFER: God songs, huh? What did you learn about God?
HENRY: He can make things on fire.

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Henry and Eleanor are in their room, singing some of those “God songs” and discussing them
ELEANOR: No, Henry! God isn’t wild, but PANDA GOD is.

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JENNIFER: So, I know you told me that Jonah got swallowed by the whale because he was running away from God. But then what happened?
HENRY: Jonah got out of the whale.
JENNIFER: How did Jonah get out of the whale?
HENRY: The whale spit him out.
JENNIFER: Do you know why the whale spit him out?
HENRY: Because people taste HORRIBLE.

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So, in conclusion, Henry and Eleanor actually had a great time. It was a great experience for them which can be summed up thusly:

My daughter has attended and Unitarian church but at 5 decided she was an atheist, she thinks. She is headed to vacation bible school with anfriend next week, her friend knows this about her and knows she has a lot of information about religion. I can’t wait to find out what she comes home with.

I love that you sent them to VBS. I had great memories of VBS through the years. I hope my agnostic husband (I’m an atheist) doesn’t have a problem with it. I’d love to start attending a Unitarian church because I really miss the community of belong to a church.

Nope–you can be a Unitarian Universalist. Belief in God or Gods is optional. As a UU, you can form your own beliefs about the great mysteries. UU’s are bound by a set of principles, not a specific dogma or creed.